Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-024. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200804.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200804.mspx)
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-024.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-024.mspx)

How to obtain help and support for this security update

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support Web site: North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site: For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

Known issues

• You may receive an error message that resembles the following when you try to visit a Web page in Windows Internet Explorer 7:
  Webpage cannot be displayed
  For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  942818  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=942818/ ) Error message after you install a Windows Internet Explorer 7 update from Windows Update or from Microsoft Update:"Webpage cannot be displayed"
• After you install this update, Internet Explorer settings may revert to their default settings after you change the settings on a Windows Vista-based computer. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  951800  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=951800/ ) Some customized Internet Explorer settings revert to their default configurations after you install cumulative update 942615 (MS07-069), 944533 (MS08-010), or 947864 (MS08-024) on a Windows Vista-based computer

Non-security-related fixes that are included in this security update

General distribution release (GDR) fixes

Individual updates may not be installed depending on the version of Windows and the version of the affected application. Please view the individual articles to determine your update status.

Hotfixes

Security update 947864 packages for Windows XP and for Windows Server 2003 include Internet Explorer hotfix files and general distribution release (GDR) files. If no existing Internet Explorer files are from the hotfix environment, security update 947864 installs the GDR files.

Hotfixes are intended to correct only the problems that are described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are associated with the hotfixes. Apply hotfixes only to systems that are experiencing these specific problems.

These hotfixes may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains these hotfixes. For more information about how to install the hotfixes that are included in security update 947864, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Note In addition to installing hotfix files, review the Microsoft Knowledge Base article that is associated with the specific hotfix that you have to install to determine the registry modification that is required to enable that specific hotfix.

For more information about how to determine whether your existing Internet Explorer files are from the hotfix or from the GDR environment, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

File information

The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
Internet Explorer 5.01 with Service Pack 4 on all supported versions of Windows 2000
Internet Explorer 6 on all supported 32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003
Internet Explorer 6 on all supported 32-bit versions of Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6 on all supported Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2003
Internet Explorer 6 on all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003
Internet Explorer 6 on all supported x64-based versions of Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6 with Service Pack 1 on all supported versions of Windows 2000
Internet Explorer 7 on all supported 32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003
Internet Explorer 7 on all supported 32-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Internet Explorer 7 on all supported 32-bit versions of Windows XP